Natalli Amato is a poet and journalist who explores how we relate to ourselves, others, and the natural world through her writing. Natalli’s first full-length poetry collection, On a Windless Night, was published by Ra Press in 2019. Her second collection, Burning Barrel, will be released in 2022 by Finishing Line Press. In both collections, wild, rural landscapes serve as teachers showing us how to live, love, and let go. Her chapbook, Gone Walking and Other Departures, grapples with grief and loss and has recently been accepted for publication by Illuminated Press. Natalli’s poem “Price Chopper, Alex Bay” has been nominated for the 2020/2021 Best of The Net Anthology.
As a working journalist, Natalli regularly writes for Rolling Stone, Vice, and Taste of Country. She covers music and entertainment, news, and lifestyle across the publications. For two years, she was the assistant to the editor-in-chief of Rolling Stone and during that time she helped produce the magazine’s hugely popular 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.
She earned her bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University, where she studied Sociology and Public Relations. She was awarded the university’s Edwin T. Whiffen Poetry Prize for her poem “When I am Shucking Corn.”
Currently, Natalli is working on her first Young Adult novel and is preparing to pursue her master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. You can read her poetry and prose at www.natalliamato.com
